Robert Hurt

Robert Hurt (16 June 1969-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (R-VA 5) from 3 January 2011 to 3 January 2017, succeeding Tom Perriello and preceding Tom Garrett Jr..

Biography
Robert Hurt was born in New York City, New York and raised in Chatham, Virginia, and he served as chief assistant Commonwealth's Attorney for Pittsylvania County from 1996 to 1999. He then entered private practice and opened his own law firm in 2008. From 2000 to 2001, he served on the Chatham town council, and he served in the House of Delegates from 2002 to 2008, in the State Senate from 2008 to 2011, and in the US House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017. In 2016, he decided to retire.